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John Burnett Swing Orchestra – West Of State Street / East Of Harlem
John Burnett Swing Orchestra – West Of State Street / East Of Harlem Delmark DE 584 (2009) Compact Disc In addition to being the host of WDCB’s “All Things Jazz” John Burnett is the leader of “maybe the best contemporary swing big band on the planet.” Amazon.com. Formed in 1999, this orchestra is comprised of…
Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Strings – Renegades
Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Strings – Renegades Delmark DE 587 Compact Disc (2009) Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Strings (BES), rides at the forefront of jazz, new music, and creative improvisation. Mitchell’s “rough and edgy” aesthetic rebels from the flowery sweet flute and string stereotype that runs rampant in jazz, making Renegades an appropriate title for…
Rich Corpolongo Trio – Get Happy
Rich Corpolongo Trio – Get Happy Delmark DE 592 Compact Disc (2010) Jazz saxophonist Rich Corpolongo is back with his 3rd Delmark CD, Get Happy. The first two, Smiles (Delmark 502) and Just Found Joy (Delmark 489) featured Rich’s avant-garde as well as his mainstream jazz music and both received a four star rating from…
Brad Goode – Tight Like This
Brad Goode – Tight Like This Delmark DE 594 Compact Disc (2010) Jazz trumpeter Brad Goode is back with his fourth Delmark CD, Tight Like This (yes, the same “Tight Like This” recorded by Louis Armstrong’s Hot 5). He is accompanied by Adrean Farrugia, piano; Kelly Sill, bass; Anthony Lee, drums. A review of Goode’s…
Exploding Star Orchestra – Stars Have Shapes
Exploding Star Orchestra – Stars Have Shapes Delmark 595 (2010) Jazz cornetist Rob Mazurek has created a sound world that is uniquely his own, sculpting a TOTAL sound environment, by fully utilizing the beautiful instrumentation of the Exploding Star Orchestra and sounds from a variety of sources, including: rain from the Brazilian Amazon, insects at…
John Burnett Orchestra – Down For Double
John Burnett Orchestra – Down For Double [w/ Special Guest Buddy DeFranco] Delmark DE 596 Compact Disc (2010) With guest artist Buddy DeFranco. The John Burnett Orchestra specializes in forties style big band swing and jazz charts. John hails from England and attended the Royal Academy of Music, and is currently the morning host of…
Speckled Red – The Dirty Dozens
Speckled Red – The Dirty Dozens Delmark DE 601 Compact Disc (1996) Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman) was a member of the first generation of blues pianists to record. His rugged blues and boogies have all the robust quality the good time blues should have. He played in taverns and whorehouses where life was lived at…
